Doug’s cousin, Alice Bakalian, sent us the gouvedge recipe of his mother’s family. Alice remembers her sister, Rose Shamlian, making it in the summer at…
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The ARAM Sandwich
ARAM Sandwiches? NY delis, and some trendy restaurants in major cities name food items after celebrities – The Humphrey Bogart sandwich, the Marilyn Monroe, etc….
Pork: The other Armenian meat
Cubed pork marinating We went to a local barbecue joint last week with our favorite dining-out partners. They’re both Jewish but they don’t keep a…
Watermelon is a big Armenian tradition
If I say “Armenian fruit,” you say… Apricot? Pomegranate? Quince? All good answers. But why not watermelon? Melons of various types are traditional Armenian favorites,…
Banerov Hatz, a Cheese-Onion Flatbread
There is one bread that my grandmother, Yeranuhe Nanny, made that was truly outstanding — Banerov Hatz (Cheese-Onion Flatbread) — another one of her labor-of-love…
Hamburger or lamb burger? No contest!
Lule Kebab and Vegetables on the grill Sometimes meals just sort-of happen. I was in the supermarket the other day, heading for the two-for-one chicken…
Lavash- Armenian Cracker Bread
We never heard the word lavash outside Armenian circles until just a few years ago.Now, it pops up everywhere from supermarket aisles to fast-food menus…
Make your next chicken crispy outside — and Armenian inside
Roasted chicken…boring. Roasted chicken with Armenian Stuffing…something special. Don’t get me wrong, I love roasted chicken. My mother made the best! First she’d parboil the…
Mujadarah, our favorite adopted lentil dish
In June of 2001, my husband and I went to Paris to visit his cousin Arsene Dirkelessian. Before we arrived, Arsene warned us that he…
Dolma, the Armenian meal in a vegetable
If there’s anything Armenians love to stuff more than their tummies, it’s vegetables. Sure, we’ll stuff just about any part of a lamb, from the…